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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03961 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0085] July-September 1788 |
| Title | William Knox to Henry Knox about various political, military and business matters |
| Date | 14 August 1788 |
| Author | Knox, William (1756-1795) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses a financial matter involving [William] Duer, [possibly Joseph] Peirce, [Richard] Platt, and Henry Jackson. Encloses a letter (not present) from the Marquis de Lafayette to St. John (possibly Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur). The letter was passed to St. John by George Washington and was accompanied by other papers discussing affairs of the Society of the Cincinnati (William does not include the other papers mentioned). Discusses financial transactions he apparently conducted on Knox's behalf, including payment of a reward for capturing a deserter from Lieutenant Kersey's troops (see GLC02437.03960). Transmits news of the Constitution and projected location of Congress: "Congress have undone yesterday all they had heretofore done with respect the Ordinance, and nothing today has been transacted on the business so that where they will next meet is uncertain. North Carolina has rejected the Constitution by a great Majority." |
| Subjects | Society of the Cincinnati US Constitution Revolutionary War General Finance President Fraternal Organization Military History Revolutionary War Desertion Military Law Prisoner Immigration and Migration Government and Civics Washington, D.C. Politics Federalists |
| People | Knox, William (1756-1795) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) St. John de Crèvecoeur, J. Hector (1735-1813) Platt, Richard (1755-1830) Peirce, John, (d. 1788) Duer, William (1747-1799) Washington, George (1732-1799) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; The American Revolution; Creating a New Government; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | William Knox to Henry Knox on troop movements |